What color is #D897E6?

#D897E6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D897E6?

The RGB value is 216, 151, 230: 216 red, 151 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D897E6?

The complementary color is #A5E697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D897E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D897E6 color

#D897E6 rgb(216, 151, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #D897E6 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 59.2% green and 90.2% blue (216, 151, 230).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 61% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#D897E6 color codes

HEX	`#D897E6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 151, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 59.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 61%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 34%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 34%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, 37.49, -30.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 48.22, 321.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.667, 42.447, 80.214)`
Decimal	`14194662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D897E6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D897E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D897E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D897E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d897e6; }
.text { color: #d897e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d897e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 151 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d897e6, #e697cd); }

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Questions

What color is #D897E6?: #D897E6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D897E6?: The RGB value is 216, 151, 230: 216 red, 151 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D897E6?: The complementary color is #A5E697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D897E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.